For the SFW Contest:
Submissions are now open for the 2023 Blerdcon AMV Contest! The top entries will be screened on-site where the audience will have a chance to digitally vote for one winner per category, Best in Show, and Best in Editing. The Top Winners will receive a free pass to Blerdcon 2024!
Rules:
- AMVs must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 5 and use resolution from 720p to 1080p
- No 4k videos will be accepted
- All videos should be original work
- No video may enter that has placed in a contest within the past 6 months
- Do not include opening or closing credits or watermarks
- No subtitles are permitted unless they are ORIGINAL WORK used deliberately for effect
- Only one entry permitted per Category per creator/studio for this contest
- With the exception of the live Cosplay Category videos must contain 60% animation
- Videos should be appropriate for a general audience; videos with excessive violence/gore, suggestive themes/lewdness, or profanity may be rejected.
- The general rule is to keep to PG-13 and final ruling is up to judge’s discretion.
Categories are as follows:
- Action: tends to be more fast paced and centers on action, activity and coolness factor
- Drama: focuses more on storytelling and strong emotional elements
- Comedy: evokes humor through song choice, editing, and/or clip progression
- Upbeat/Dance: uses faster transitions and music with higher bpm like dance, trap, Afro beats, etc.
- Romance/sentimental: showcases romantic relationships and shipping, whether canon or fanon
- Originality: parody, trailer edits, clip compilations, or anything else that does not necessarily fit the above. Creativity is key!
- Live Cosplay “new” – Live video cosplay video for editors to showcase their skills
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!
For the NSFW Contest:
Submissions are now open for the 2023 Blerdcon NSFW 18+ AMV Contest!
This contest features five categories:
- Action
- Drama
- Ecchi
- Comedy
- Horror
- Upbeat
This NSFW contest is intended for content that would generally be an R rating or higher in film, such as graphic nudity or expletive-heavy audio.**
The following are some examples of what would push a video from PG13 to NSFW:
- Graphic nudity
- Strong sexual content, video or audio
- Strong use of expletives
- Gore and excessive violence
Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns! Happy editing!
**Please note that all submissions are still screened for appropriateness and may not be accepted if too extreme for intended audience.